Exercise · ZW-MATRIX-MULTIPLICATION-004 · ★★☆ Intermediate

For \(A=\begin{pmatrix}2&-1\\0&3\end{pmatrix}\) and \(B=\begin{pmatrix}1&4\\5&2\end{pmatrix}\), what is the entry \((AB)_{21}\)?

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  • D. \(15\)

Explanation

Row 2 of \(A\) times column 1 of \(B\): \(0\cdot1+3\cdot5=15\).

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The product \(AB\) of two matrices \(A\) and \(B\), when \(A\) has as many columns as \(B\) has rows, is the matrix whose \((i,j)\) entry combines row \(i\) of \(A\) with column \(j\) of \(B\).

\[(AB)_{ij}=\sum_{k=1}^{n}a_{ik}b_{kj}\]

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